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NFT Artist Ryder Ripps Must Dish Out $9M to Yuga Labs
5.2.2024
NFT artist Ryder Ripps and associate Jeremy Cahen must pay Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) developer Yuga Labs nearly $9m in profit disgorgement. Both have been permanently banned from using the BAYC identifier in any logos or trademarks, a final court judgment on Friday showed. Additionally,...
Billionaire Biohacker Bryan Johnson Dives into NFT Realm with Drip Solana Airdrop
30.1.2024
Billionaire biohacker and longevity guru Bryan Johnson is venturing into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through a Solana airdrop. Johnson’s Blueprint project collaborated with DRiP and digital artist Degen Poet to create a collection of NFTs issued as a free airdrop for DRiP holders...
Bitcoin Ordinals ‘Genesis Cat’ Sells for $254K in Sotheby’s Digital Art Auction
23.1.2024
“Genesis Cat,” a digital art piece created on the Bitcoin blockchain’s Ordinals protocol, was sold for over $250,000 at a recent Sotheby’s auction. Created by artist and engineer Francisco “FAR” Alarcon, “Genesis Cat” is a part of the Quantum Cats collection, produced...
Hedera-Based Tune.FM Raises $20M for Artist-Friendly Web3 Music Platform
10.1.2024
Tune.FM provides musicians with a platform to receive micropayments for streaming in its native JAM token (JAM)
Arrest Warrant Issued for Self-Proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ Accomplice in $14 Million Scam
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay A judge in Ontario, Canada has issued a warrant for the arrest of Ryan Rumble, an accomplice of Canada’s self-proclaimed “crypto-king” Aiden Pleterski, for aiding the con artist in his years-long eight-figure crypto investment scam. A class action lawsuit launched earlier this year...
Ledger and FVCKRENDER Launch Limited-Edition Nano X, More Collabs Coming
15.11.2023
Source: Ledger and FVCKRENDER Hardware wallet giant Ledger has joined hands with the popular tech-digital artist FVCKRENDER to launch a limited-edition bundle. The bundle, says the press release, “redefines the intersection of premium style and security in the realm of digital assets.” We made...
ATP Tennis Tour Unveils NFT Drop for Personalized 2023 Finals Posters
2.11.2023
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has unveiled a partnership with digital art platform Artchild and artist Honor Titus to introduce fan-customizable digital and physical tennis posters during the upcoming 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. The partnership, titled POSTER, will allow fans...
Crypto’s ‘pro-rioter’ glitch artist stirs controversy — Patrick Amadon, NFT Creator
1.11.2023
NFT artist Patrick Amadon is proudly “pro-rioter,” as Hong Kong Art Week discovered, and he’s at home in crypto, where everyone’s a rebel
The NFT Market Has Crashed. What Should Artists Do Now?
31.10.2023
Yuga Labs Awarded $1.6 Million in Damages in NFT Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Ryder Ripps
27.10.2023
A California federal judge said that Yuga Labs, the blockchain company behind some of the most popular collectibles of the NFT boom, is entitled to receive nearly $1.6 million in damages, plus legal fees, from a conceptual artist and his business partner who copied Bored Ape’s NFT art....
Digital artist OSF gives fans a pledge of ‘art until I die’: NFT Creator
20.10.2023
Holders of pieces in OSF’s “Red Lite District” collection get a “till the day I die” commitment from the U.K.-based artist
NFT Artist Ryder Ripps Struggles to Get Bored Ape Yacht Club Lawsuit Dismissed
17.10.2023
The attorney representing NFT artist Ryder Ripps and his co-founder, Jeremy Cahen (known by the pseudonym “Pauly” on X), struggled to convince a panel of judges to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Bored Ape Yacht Club against his clients. ...
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Tattoos as NFTs: Machine Paves Way for Artist Royalties – Here's How it Works
13.10.2023
Backed by famous artists, US-based company Blackdot has revealed a machine that inks blockchain-stored tattoos that clients also own as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) - enabling artists to earn future royalties.
"Welcome to the Tattoo Revolution," says the Blakdot website, stating that the company...
Meet the guerilla artist who staged a crypto ‘rug pull’ in front of the SEC
10.10.2023
Artist Nelson Saiers’ “Rug Pull” highlighted the victims of crypto rug pulls and perceived SEC inaction in safeguarding investors
Pioneering generative artist propelled by personal tragedy — Matt Kane, NFT Creator
5.10.2023
American artist Matt Kane codes a lunar calendar onto the blockchain, inspired by cavemen during prehistoric times
PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent, Meta’s avatars impress: Nifty Newsletter
4.10.2023
PayPal filed a patent application for a system that lets users transfer and purchase nonfungible tokens
NFT artist raises $140K for cancer support charity
29.9.2023
The funds raised from the event will go to help 4,000 people impacted by cancer and locals who need immediate and vital support
Graffiti artists Street Cy₿er are painting the town Bitcoin
25.9.2023
Nine months after launching, the Street Cy₿er artist collective has over 100 street artists, musicians and Bitcoin enthusiasts involved
Interview: Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano Working On New Game, Old Art
13.9.2023
71-year-old Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano—best known in gaming circles for the Final Fantasy concept art he’s made for developer Square Enix since 1987—is having a great weekend. Before I sit down with him at New York’s Japan Society, which was screening his film collaboration Angel’s Egg (1985)...
Nifty News: Adidas unveils resident Web3 artists, Mutant Ape sells for 500 ETH and more...
2.9.2023
Yuga Labs is gearing up to launch a new game in the Otherside metaverse, but its not 3D, while NFT trading volume for NFL All Day pumped 570% over the past seven days